To the Editor,
I have had the honor of serving for the Greencreek Highway District and West Camas for the past 12 years, 4 years as Chairman of West Camas. Through those years I have gained knowledge and experience that I hope has helped in my service of the community. I would like to continue my service to my community that I have lived in for all my life, so I am asking you to vote for me as Greencreek Highway Zone 2 Commissioner.
John Schumacher
Chairman Greencreek Highway
Chairman West Camas

Redneck Review!
No. 107 - 5/8/2017
Common sense and the suggestions of some Review readers dictates that it might betime to move on, to leave the topics under consideration the last few weeks, and take a look at some of the other news items of interest which one finds in the daily press!
But some things tend to stick in an old Red Neck's mind, and are hard to get rid of, so we dare to take one last look at a couple of issues recently mentioned here!
For starters, let's focus again on the obvious struggle which is going on between the more traditional belief in the free enterprise system and modern support for the old-fashioned theory of socialism. One way to begin is to examine an important goal of each system, that of free enterprise to promote a "level playing field," where every person has an equal opportunity to succeed, based on an ability to satisfy human wants and earn an income in doing so.  One clear goal of modern socialism on the other hand is "equality of output," which simply advocates that every individual should share equally in the goods produced.
It really boils down to a rehash of two of the goals most economies attempt to achieve.  On the one hand is the necessary goal of EFFICIENCY, and on the other hand is another very credible goal of SECURITY.  It will be argued here that it is very difficult if not impossible to achieve both goals simultaneously!
Consider for example, an eleven-man football team.  To be EFFICIENT, and win its games, every person on the team must put out for the good of all.  Each team member knows that his spot on the team depends on his performance there.  Which means of course, that at any time he may find himself on the bench if someone comes along more efficient than he at the job he is supposed to do.  Job SECURITY?  Only if he is the best available at that spot.  No coach can guarantee that a poor performer can stay on the field if a more productive sub sits eagerly on the bench.  So SECURITY must be dependent on EFFICIENCY!  SECURITY without ample EFFICIENCY cannot be guaranteed!
Now it can be similarly argued that a successful economic system must be EFFICIENT.  Or in the same way, a successful business must be EFFICIENT.  So much competition exists in the world today, between countries and between companies, that lack of EFFICIENCY is the road to failure, to bankruptcy, or to second class nation status.
So, can any coach guarantee any player a permanent spot on a team, regardless of his skill level there or his production at that position?  Can he guarantee every player the glory which comes with a winning season or a championship ring, even though that player has done little or nothing to achieve the goal?  Obviously not!  SECURITY is impossible without EFFICIENCY!
So is it not the same with economic systems? Providing SECURITY without an equal need for EFFICIENCY is obviously a dead end street.  So it is claimed here that any system like ours has become, which strives to give equal access to the good things an economy can deliver to about half of its population, without demanding sufficient effort or production in return, cannot compete, and is doomed to tough times!  And the proof of the pudding here is to research the average income in goods and services available to people on government support programs with  the average income earned by a hard working and employed lower class.  It is amazing, and an eye opener for the uninformed!  And might it not be related to our huge national debt?
And if ever paid down, will it not fall on the backs of the producers? Or of our children?
Jake Wren

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